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Preparing for Tomorrow

　　Sixth-grade schoolteacher Ms．Shelton believed in readiness．Students remembered how she walked in on the first day of class and began writing words of eighth-grade on the 　　1　　．They quickly protested that the words were not on their 　　2　　 and they couldn't learn them．

　　Their teacher insisted that the students could and would learn these 　　3　　．She said that she would teach them something that should be given．Ms．Shelton 　　4　　 by saying that one of the students in the classroom could go on to 　　5　　, maybe even be president someday, and she wanted to prepare them for that day．

　　Ms．Shelton said those words many years ago．　　6　　 did she know that someday one of her students－Jesse Jackson－would take them 　　7　　．She believed that if they were well prepared, they could 　　8　　 high goals．

　　Ralph Waldo Emerson once said,“People only see what they are 　　9　　 to see．”If that's true, then it is also 　　10　　 that they only become what they are prepared to become．And many things in life is just about getting ready．

　　“I want to be doing something more 　　11　　 with my life than what I am doing now,”a young man once said to me．He 　　12　　 what he was doing was just not that important．Other people have said things to me such as,“I only 　　13　　 I had a meaningful relationship．”And,“I'd really like to get a better job, but I just don't see 　　14　　．”

　　You fill in the blanks．What is it you would like to 　　15　　 that isn't happening?Perhaps the answer is that you are not yet 　　16　　．Maybe you need more time to prepare before you are truly ready for that which you 　　17　　．

　　Think of today as another chance to 　　18　　 yourself for the exciting future you are looking for．Today is not wasted．If you desire more from 　　19　　, then you can use today as training．For you will experience only what you are prepared to 　　20　　．Something wonderful can happen．And you can use today to get ready for tomorrow．

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　　On arriving at the local shopping center, I noticed a small sign taped to the first pole．Why would someone place that sign so 　　1　　?

　　I looked closer．“Ah, a house for sale．A good way to grab your 　　2　　,”I said to myself．

　　“I don't think so,”a clerk was standing by me．“That little 　　3　　 and her mom are doing it．”

　　With 　　4　　, I approached them．“Excuse me．Why are you 　　5　　 the house for sale signs so close the ground?”I asked．

　　The woman smiled,“We're not selling the 　　6　　．Look closer．”

　　I stooped down(俯身)　　7　　 I could finally read the small print．

　　“We miss you!”I read out aloud．I looked up and said,“I don't 　　8　　 it!You miss the house?”

　　“　　9　　 to the left．”said the woman．Oh, I hadn't noticed that there was a picture of a dog on it!

　　I said,“Do you 　　10　　 the dog?”

　　“Yes!Look at the bottom of the sign．”

　　“I miss you!Come home!”

　　I didn't understand．I must have had that 　　11　　 look on my face．

　　“My daughter's dog got 　　12　　,”the woman explained．

　　“But most people would 　　13　　 a lost sign where people could 　　14　　 see it,”I said．

　　“I told my daughter that it may be 　　15　　 to find her dog, as you can see the store has so many signs posted．So she said that she had a better 　　16　　．She wanted her dog to 　　17　　 her,”she said．

　　“And hanging them 　　18　　 there…”

　　“So the dog could see it,”she said．

　　“What a great idea!”I said to her．

　　I 　　19　　 the woman one of my business cards．I had to know this 　　20　　．

　　One week later my phone rang．The little girl told me her dog came home．Amazing!